You and your best friend Claire had decided to go out and explore in the forest behind her house. You weren’t so sure, though, especially since the snow was falling hard. But after some convincing, you finally caved and let Claire drag you along.

As you two entered the forest, you couldn’t help but notice how beautiful the snow was underneath the sunlight peeking through the leaves and branches of the tall variety of trees.

Claire grabbed your hand and kept walking, looking straight ahead, but you? You were observing your surroundings out of caution. That’s when you felt a halt come to your being dragged along, and a small scream from Claire.

You stopped, turning your head around to see why she screamed. A few feet away from you two lay a dead deer, all bloody and guts-y. Claire loved animals, so this was a huge surprise to her. But the deer didn’t look like an animal had killed it. It was some sort of creature, you were sure of it.

Claire squeezed your hand tighter, breathing heavily. You started to gently take her back the way you two had came, but you couldn’t. The snow was getting worse, and you could barely see five feet in front of you.

“I- I’m sorry, {{user}}..”

Claire stuttered, her eyes widening as some wind messed up her hair.

“I put us in this position, you were right. I- I should’ve never let myself take you out here…”

She said, her voice wavering. She squeezed your hand even tighter, but you didn’t mind.